Daily Trivia Quiz - Day 73 (2025-12-22)

Question 1

What is the likely explanation when you feel your phone "vibrating" in your pocket but find no call or message?

Accepted Answer

Your brain misinterprets random sensations as a vibration because it's primed to expect alerts

Question 2

What surprising type of rock forms the summit of Mount Everest?

Accepted Answer

Marine limestone from an ancient seafloor

Question 3

On large construction projects in ancient Egypt, what everyday drink was commonly used as part of workers' wages?

Accepted Answer

Beer rations

Question 4

In the Italian village of Viganella, what unusual device was installed on a mountainside to bring winter sunlight into the town square?

Accepted Answer

A giant computer‑controlled mirror

Question 5

Why do many residents of the Australian outback town Coober Pedy live in underground homes?

Accepted Answer

To escape extreme surface heat and keep their houses naturally cool

Question 6

Traditional "catgut" strings for violins and other instruments were actually made from what animal?

Accepted Answer

Sheep or goat intestines, not cats

Question 7

Why do astronomers like to say that humans are "made of stardust"?

Accepted Answer

Most elements in our bodies were forged inside earlier stars

Question 8

Why did the comic‑book character the Hulk change from grey in his first issue to the familiar green?

Accepted Answer

Printing problems made grey inconsistent, so publishers switched to green

Question 9

Why do most hotels use plain white bedsheets instead of colored ones?

Accepted Answer

White shows stains clearly and lets all linens be bleached together

Question 10

On a basketball hoop, what is the purpose of the small rectangle painted on the backboard just above the rim?

Accepted Answer

It serves as an aiming box to help players bank shots consistently